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earnest::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | businesslike |
| Derivation | earnestness |
earnest::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | surety, security |
| Has types | arles, earnest money |
Examples of earnest
earnest
It is earnest, but uneven, sometimes getting lost in its desire to be different.
From the time.com
Gordinier's book, then, is like the earnest ranting of a forgotten middle child.
From the time.com
The political season begins in earnest May 5 with primaries in Ohio and Alabama.
From the time.com
Cardinal players will strap on the gear and begin practicing in earnest Nov. 30.
From the chron.com
My disillusionment didn't keep me from writing you earnest letters every winter.
From the courier-journal.com
Earnest said big donors will not have an inside track in the new administration.
From the usatoday.com
Performances begin in earnest Friday night and run through early evening Sunday.
From the sacbee.com
Lots of hugs and kisses and earnest proclamations that this marriage would work.
From the newsweek.com
Goldenrods grow profusely in fields and forests, flowering in earnest come fall.
From the dailyherald.com
- Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
- Something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
- Dear: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
- Businesslike: not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
- (earnestly) seriously: in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
- (earnestness) an earnest and sincere feeling
- (earnestness) seriousness: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice
- Earnest is a serious mental state of intent - a proposal made in earnest will more likely be received favorably. The seriousness of the intent (when persisted will generally) result in actions to be of considerable or impressive degree or amount. ...
- A male given name, an occasional spelling variant of Ernest
